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Welcome To Lexington Counseling & Psychiatry.

Our professional counselors and therapists care about you and your family. Please see our services page for details on all the services we provide. If you don’t see a service listed that you need, please call us at 859.338.0466 or contact us. If we don’t provide the service you need, we probably know a reputable provider and can help you find the help you need.

Our approach to helping people has served thousands of people in Kentucky over the last 15 years. We care, and it shows. Our professional counselors, therapists, and our psychiatric nurse practitioner will provide your behavioral health treatment in a confidential manner within our private setting. At our practice, you decide the treatment goals and we help you reach those step by step. Your trained professional will develop a trusting professional relationship with you that provides the foundation for counseling and therapy and will help you become the person you want to be.

You will find that we help you right where you are and focus on the solutions in your life, not the problems. Our goal is to have you doing wonderful in your life. We enjoy taking pride in providing a service that you will recommend to your family and friends.

Our Specialties

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If you don't see a specific service listed, give us a call. We have many therapists with wide ranges of experience and will match you with the best specialist for your unique situation and needs.

Appropriate credentials, taking insurance, making you feel comfortable, and appearing fairly normal sound like regular qualifications for counselors and therapists, right? They are, and you deserve that and a lot more. For help in choosing the right counselor or therapist, please visit How to Choose a Good Counselor or Therapist. We hope you come to visit us, but if you don’t, we want you to receive the best help you can. If you need services in Frankfort or Richmond please see the links for these cities in the lower right of this page or view Locations.

Therapy is a great choice. It works, and I hope you make a commitment today to start. Most people find the idea of attending therapy with a therapist or counselor far more scary than the actual process itself. Here is a link that describes how the process works
at our locations.

Our therapists are located in Lexington, Frankfort and Richmond, KY. See individual profiles of our counselors here. These are experts at counseling and therapy and provide services you will want to tell others about. Our clinicians care, and you will know they are different in that respect. Providing therapy in Central Kentucky is much more than a job to our therapists. It is a profession, and a way of life.

It is fall again in Central Kentucky. That means allergies, seasonal depression and anxiety, and shorter days. We are here to help. If you are experience depression, anxiety, low energy or other problems that are affected by a seasonal change
please call us.

So you live in Kentucky and only a few more weeks until spring. Everyone should be happy and feel better about that, right? I think most of us get a sense of relief and hope, and that cognitive energy to bust out of the winter season and get moving. For some, the spring can be a rough time. Depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, and relationship issues prevent the spring season from being all that it could be. Following are some reasons that these and other conditions may worsen in the spring, a few resources for you, and some concrete strategies you can implement to help yourself.

So why do people struggle some in the spring when it should be all flowers and sunshine?

1. SleepMany times the spring season causes a change in our circadian rhythm
. The sun wakes you up in the am, it is difficult to keep a routine, and restlessness all contribute to the sleep problem. Our eating in the winter and spring can affect how much we sleep. Caffeine, napping, undereating, and how much we are moving, all contribute to how much we sleep. Spring likely has an effect on melatonin in the body, which aids in sleep.

Strategies that help are EXERCISE and EATING RIGHT! If you keep moving with the help of a tool like a Fitbit or utilize regular exercise of 45 minutes or more 4-5 times per week, you are far less likely to have sleep problems. Exercise helps you sleep. Exercise helps you eat better. Eating and sleeping adequately can reduce your stress and fight any symptoms you may have. Eating healthy keeps your mind, body, and spirit in a positive place. When your body is well, your mind has a great chance of being well too. Sounds too simple? Give it a try!

2. Spring Fever is RealOur office has existed for over 15 years now. I can tell you that March to May is our busiest time of the year, always. Bipolar disorder, marital infidelity, depression, and anxiety are the main reasons people call us in the spring. The real causes of spring fever include longer days that produce more sunshine and increased energy, changes in hormone production, sleep cycles, nutrition and diet changes, body needs, and possibly, a lack of self care. When we bust of out winter here in Kentucky we sometimes forget that it takes a little time to get our minds and bodies in shape for yard work, spring cleaning, and for many, an increased workload all the way around. Here are some links to let you know spring fever is real.

Sometimes in spring we have been thinking about all the things we should of, could of, would of done if we had lived in San Diego or Florida during our winter days. The reality of being human can set in when we find out that spring has sprung, it is time to get moving, and we don't have the energy or drive to complete our list of high expectations. Many people are disappointed in themselves and these outcomes. Don't worry about it.

Strategies you can use include setting small attainable goals you can feel good about. Work on your list a little at a time. Make goals that regular people can reach with time built in for you to EXERCISE AND SLEEP. Do a mix of things that you enjoy and are healthy for you while completing your responsibilities. If you deny yourself from pleasure too long, that strategy is likely to backfire. Have a good balanced approach. Use a checklist that has 3 sections. One section is for today. One section is for the week. Reserve one part of the list for things your are really wanting to do. Put a vacation or planned fun activities on a calendar. Look up things you might want to do during that time online. Planning, thinking and dreaming are fine. They keep us hopeful.

If you live in Kentucky, you know about allergies. Kentucky is known to be one of the worst states when it comes to spring and fall allergies. Louisville is ranked as one of the worst cities in the entire country to live in due to allergies.
Many times people are unaware they are being affected. Sometimes the symptoms are less obvious than a runny nose, cough, and cold like symptoms. Many times people are lethargic, grouchy, have headaches, and have cognitive deficits. The allergic affect we have in Kentucky can quickly turn into a sinus infection, bronchitis, ear infections, and other maladies that make us mentally and physically drained. That flower below can cause us some issues!

Get to a doctor. Take a seasonal allergy medication. Some are mild, like Allegra (please get your physician's approval before taking allergy medications) and can be taken everyday. Prescription nose sprays may help, but may also have some cognitive or mood altering side effects. Be careful, but don't suffer! Get help from an allergist if you need it.